Monthly Archives: April 2015
I AM THE GRASS
Grass By Carl Sandburg in Cornhuskers, 1918 Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work— I am the grass; I cover all And pile them high at Gettysburg And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun. Shovel them under and let me work. Two years, ten years, and […]
Two edges of the same sword
Being number one is awesome, or a major pain depending upon point of reference. Being number two is almost as awesome, and simultaneously only a bit less painful than number one when viewed from the same perspectives. It’s great to be first, you get the most attention. It’s a pain because everyone else wants to […]
Perennially using annuals
If one takes a peak at the Blogroll here they find the very first blog mentioned belongs to Chris Smaje who writes Small Farm Future. Chris is a recovering academic working a small farm in Somerset, UK with his family. I think the world is a better place for what Chris and team have accomplished […]
Gulliver's Pulse 
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